When a Farmington Hills woman saw smoke coming from a nearby neighborhood, she knew she needed to help.

Amy Conner, 42, a mother of three, said she was driving to her friend's house when she saw a trailer on fire at Maywood Estates on Tuck Road. First she called 9-1-1. And then she pulled into the home's driveway and ran inside.

"I just couldn't see someone being caught in a fire and dying," said Conner.

Conner said that when she got inside, the entire home was filled with smoke. She saw a woman in her 70s with a walker. Her daughter was unable to get her out of the house. So Conner carried the woman out of the home.

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"I put my shirt over my nose and mouth when I went inside. It was only three or four minutes until the firefighters arrived, but it felt like forever," said Conner. "When I got to the door, I just said, 'Forget the walker.' And I carried her across."

Conner said that when she saw the house on fire, she "freaked out."

"The woman was more concerned about her cat than herself. She kept crying for her cat. So I said I would go get her cat," said Conner. "But I was more concerned about getting her."

The Farmington Hills Fire Department confirmed that the fire did occur at that location last month. The department received a tip about Conner saving the senior from the fire. But by the time firefighters arrived, Conner had already left.

Neither of the women were injured in the fire. The fire, started by the water heater at the back of the mobile home, extensively damaged the inside of the trailer, which is now unlivable.

A friend of Conner heard about what she had done and contacted The Oakland Press to recognize her.

Conner said her family and friends "can't believe" that she ran into the house.

"My kids said they're pretty proud of mom," Conner said with a laugh.

She hopes that if she was ever in that situation, someone would do the same for her.